Baby Boy Names that begin with C

From Cadul to Cyrus and everything in between, hundreds of baby boy names starting with the letter C along with the meanings and origin of each name.

Baby Naming Tip – If you have a last name that’s only one or two syllables, try to pick a first name from among the different baby boy names with three or more syllables. The same goes for long last names and short first names.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting with C in 2018

First we’ll start with the most
popular baby boy names from 2018. They were:

Rank

Name

1

Carter

2

Christopher

3

Caleb

4

Charles

5

Christian

6

Connor

7

Colton

8

Cameron

9

Carson

10

Cooper

11

Chase

12

Cole

13

Carlos

14

Calvin

15

Camden

16

Charlie

17

Colt

18

Caden

19

Colin

20

Cayden

Carter was the most popular baby boy name starting with C in 2018. This should come as no surprise as Carter has been the most common baby boy name starting with C as far back as 2009. What a run!

Here’s how the top three names have looked over the past
decade:

2018’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With C

Carter wasn’t just popular for C boy names in 2018. Overall it was the number 24 most popular name among all baby boy names in 2018. Here’s how it looked when compared to all baby boys born in 2018.

Names About As Popular as Carter

While Carter was a popular choice in 2018, you can see it
was only about 96% as popular a baby boy name as Samuel. Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most
popular baby boy names beginning with C throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With C

Now let’s look into what boy’s names lost and gained
popularity in 2018, again only for names starting with C.

2018 Trending Boy Names Starting With C

As you can see, Calum jumped by 22 slots while Craig lost some ranking in 2018 by 9 spots.

Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With C

While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming
their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To
that end, below is the some of the more unique baby boy names starting with C.

Rank

Name

1

Calum

2

Callahan

3

Channing

4

Cillian

5

Camron

6

Cashton

7

Clarence

8

Cayde

9

Cartier

10

Craig

11

Campbell

12

Clinton

13

Camryn

14

Carlo

15

Caysen

16

Cal

17

Colter

18

Cortez

19

Camren

20

Carsen

Overall, Calum was the 1014th most popular boy
name in 2018 with 202 babies. That means there were 46x more Carters than Calums
last year. That makes it a very unique name!

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we
present a list of literally every baby boy name starting with C, the name’s
meaning and origin. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

The Top Boy Names and Unique Boy Names starting with C

Cable through Calder

CableOld French — rope

CadbyOld Norse — The warrior’s settlement.

CadellWelsh — The battle spirit.

CadeoVietnamese — folk song

CadmanCeltic — A man of battle.

CadmusGreek — A man from the east. A mythological figure.

CadoganOld Welsh — Honour in battle.

CaedmonCeltic — A wise warrior.

CaerwynWelsh — A blessed or holy fort.

CaesarLatin — The name of the famous Roman emperor.

CahilTurkish — Young and inexperienced.

CailanGaelic — child

CaileanScottish Gaelic — The victory of the people.

CainHebrew/Old French — The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane.

Caine — The son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abel. Old French: Battlefield. Also see Cane.